Denim Blue #2F6479

Denim Blue (#2F6479) is a dark, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 227°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.066. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#2F6479
RGBrgb(47, 100, 121)
HSLhsl(197, 44%, 33%)
HSVhsv(197, 61%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 53%)
CIE Lablab(39.7 -10.9 -17.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.476 0.066 227)

How Denim Blue behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Denim Blue shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 6.52:1 and against black 3.22:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Denim Blue

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#8fb7c8 · #6591a4 · #2f6479 · #164a5d · #002937 · #000b12

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#538a8a · #397883 · #2f6479 · #26506f · #273c5d · #242a4a

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#b0b4d1 · #8c93c5 · #747790 · #2f6479 · #11485b · #002d3c

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#c99379 · #6f7f87 · #2f6479 · #264350 · #0c2731 · #010c13

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f8f0ec · #a9b4b9 · #7b7572 · #2f6479 · #3a464b · #030100

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#e2f6ff · #b8cfda · #2f6479 · #052f3d · #000b13 · #f07c3d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d4dab5 · #d8923e · #6e74a8 · #2f6479 · #573634 · #051211

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ffeee6 · #d6a3a5 · #8f7041 · #2f6479 · #623538 · #0f0500

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#feecf5 · #cfa3ba · #7b7943 · #2f6479 · #48461a · #040002

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#f8edfc · #c2a7cc · #9b6850 · #2f6479 · #344c29 · #0f0200

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#4E7B8E · #6C93A4 · #8AABBA · #A9C4D1 · #C9DEE8

Shades

#235366 · #174354 · #0B3442 · #012531 · #001621

Muted

#3B6373 · #46616D · #4F6067

Using Denim Blue

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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